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mccain. tomorrow, a baptist church holds funeral services with former vice president joe biden among the scheduled speakers. and -- on friday, he lies in state at the u.s. capitol. on saturday, his wife, cindy hccain, lays a brief --wreat before a ceremony with speeches president george w. bush and barack obama. we have coverage to 10:00 a.m. on c-span. ♪ announcer: c-span's "washington thursday, aming up new book on the republican workers party, how the trump victory drove everyone crazy and why he was just what was needed. bernie sanders's former campaign manager talks about the future of the party. watch "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on thursday. discussion. announcer: c-span, where history unfolds daily. creatednine, c-span was as a public service by american cable television companies, and today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c., and around the country. you by your
mccain. tomorrow, a baptist church holds funeral services with former vice president joe biden among the scheduled speakers. and -- on friday, he lies in state at the u.s. capitol. on saturday, his wife, cindy hccain, lays a brief --wreat before a ceremony with speeches president george w. bush and barack obama. we have coverage to 10:00 a.m. on c-span. ♪ announcer: c-span's "washington thursday, aming up new book on the republican workers party, how the trump victory drove everyone...
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mccain. 8:00, president trump in indiana. noon, livewo at coverage from the heritage foundation of a discussion of russian interference in u.s. elections. the new york democratic gubernatorial debate, sponsored by cbs two. here is your moderator, agrees to buy -- >> where he are coming to you tonight on the campus of hosler university. tonight, the democratic candidates for governor of new york. joining
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mccain. even chairman graham was on the bill. now chairman of the senate judiciary committee. and that was to address the problems of the american people as it relates to immigration. a pathway to citizenship. and the members of this house, democrats, were prepared to work with a bill. we were prepared to work with a bill and go to congress. the republicans did not want to answer the call -- fixed a broken immigration system. come back from the border and i can assure you that children are still being separated from their families. children are still being housed and the reason why they are housed as children labeled on the company, because i asked the question, they did -- did they become unaccompanied because he separated them from their families? yes, that is how they became unaccompanied. so, it is important to note the zero policy still effectively think theg what i american people are most outraged about is that is the care and the responsibility for these children. if you go and talk t
mccain. even chairman graham was on the bill. now chairman of the senate judiciary committee. and that was to address the problems of the american people as it relates to immigration. a pathway to citizenship. and the members of this house, democrats, were prepared to work with a bill. we were prepared to work with a bill and go to congress. the republicans did not want to answer the call -- fixed a broken immigration system. come back from the border and i can assure you that children are...
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by the way, john mccain also came. i set it up 30 years ago as an undergraduate scholarship program for the best and brightest kids from the state we could entice to come. the size was 40 because i thought that was manageable. in any given year, you would have 10 freshmen, 10 sophomores, 10 juniors, 10 seniors. what i did was to bring in speakers like yourself and john mccain. the program was always the same. a private one hour meeting with the 40 scholars, q&a, and then a public address. over the years i've been fortunate enough commit to give you some examples, virtually every secretary of state including hillary clinton, joe biden, chief justice roberts, these kids did not have to go to harvard to have an opportunity to interact with some of the great leaders in our country. we now have about 250 graduate and the hope i had was if they went to college in kentucky, they would end up living in kentucky. about 60% of them still live there and go off to graduate school and come back. the goal was to deal with the brain
by the way, john mccain also came. i set it up 30 years ago as an undergraduate scholarship program for the best and brightest kids from the state we could entice to come. the size was 40 because i thought that was manageable. in any given year, you would have 10 freshmen, 10 sophomores, 10 juniors, 10 seniors. what i did was to bring in speakers like yourself and john mccain. the program was always the same. a private one hour meeting with the 40 scholars, q&a, and then a public address....
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i highly respect the former senator john mccain and his family. >> what did you learn from him? >> i learned you can be civil and be of an opposite party and talk and debate about the issues and work together. >> what does your future here look like? >> that is a good question. after the senate race, my three grandchildren were born. two of them were premature so i was happy i have the time to spend with my children and grandchildren and really did not think i was going to run for congress again. i had voted for the affordable care act. it saved my children and children from bankruptcy. is that i cannot stand on the sidelines. i have fought too hard to this. she dropped out of the race. she is now a senator. >> what would you be doing? your priorities? in the bill we are going to vote on hopefully tonight to not shut down the government increases funding for indian health services. reducing prescription drug costs. announcer: new congress, new leaders, follow it all on c-span. announcer: congress is in recess. announced next week the house will vote on an override of president t
i highly respect the former senator john mccain and his family. >> what did you learn from him? >> i learned you can be civil and be of an opposite party and talk and debate about the issues and work together. >> what does your future here look like? >> that is a good question. after the senate race, my three grandchildren were born. two of them were premature so i was happy i have the time to spend with my children and grandchildren and really did not think i was going...
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won andand -- you decided to run for senate against the former senator john mccain. what did you learn from that? >> it was a really good campaign. it was the kind of campaign i wish we could be in every race because it was civil. we never stooped to personal attacks. it was all about the issues. i highly respect the former senator john mccain and his family. >> what did you learn from him? >> i learned you can be civil and be of an opposite party and talk and debate about the issues and work together. ultimately, work together again. >> what does your future here look like? >> that is a good question. honestly after the senate race, , my three grandchildren were born. two of them were premature so i was happy i have the time to spend with my children and grandchildren and really did not think i was going to run for congress again. i had voted for the affordable care act. the affordable care act saved my grandchildren and children from bankruptcy. this votedbent in for the republican health care bill, i just said, i can't stand on the sidelines. i have thought too ha
won andand -- you decided to run for senate against the former senator john mccain. what did you learn from that? >> it was a really good campaign. it was the kind of campaign i wish we could be in every race because it was civil. we never stooped to personal attacks. it was all about the issues. i highly respect the former senator john mccain and his family. >> what did you learn from him? >> i learned you can be civil and be of an opposite party and talk and debate about the...
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and i've always been proud to be an american and so has john mccain. we have to fight for our freedoms, also, economic and our national security freedoms. it was ronald reagan who said that freedom is always just one generation away from extinction. we don't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. we have to fight for it and protect it and then hand it to them so that they shall do the same, or we're going to find ourselves spending our sunset years telling our children and our children's children about a time in america back in the day when men and women were free.we will fight for it, and there is only one man in this race whohas really ever fought for you, and that's senator john mccain. ms. ifill: thank you, governor.senator biden? sen. biden: gwen, thank you for doing this and the commission. and governor, it really was a pleasure getting to meet you. look, folks, this is the most important election you've ever voted in your entire life. no one can deny that the last eight years we've been dug into a very deep hole, here at home with regard to
and i've always been proud to be an american and so has john mccain. we have to fight for our freedoms, also, economic and our national security freedoms. it was ronald reagan who said that freedom is always just one generation away from extinction. we don't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. we have to fight for it and protect it and then hand it to them so that they shall do the same, or we're going to find ourselves spending our sunset years telling our children and our children's...
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john, because we do have a difference on health care policy. senator mccain: we do. senator obama: and we're talking about it this evening. senator mccain: sure. senator obama: but when people suggest that i pal around with terrorists, then we're not talking about issues. we're talking about -- senator mccain: let me just say categorically, i'm proud of the people that come to our rallies. whenever you get a large rally you're going to have some fringe people. unthat. and we've always said that's not appropriate. to somehow say that group of young women who said military wives for mccain are somehow saying anything derogatory about you and those veterans that wear those hats that say world war ii, vietnam, korea, iraq, i'm not going to stand for people saying that the people that come to my rallies are anything but the most dedicated, patriotic men and women that are in this nation and they're great citizens. i'm not going to stand for somebody saying that because someone yelled something at a rally -- there are a lot of things that have been yelled at your rallies,
john, because we do have a difference on health care policy. senator mccain: we do. senator obama: and we're talking about it this evening. senator mccain: sure. senator obama: but when people suggest that i pal around with terrorists, then we're not talking about issues. we're talking about -- senator mccain: let me just say categorically, i'm proud of the people that come to our rallies. whenever you get a large rally you're going to have some fringe people. unthat. and we've always said...
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and this is your plan, john. for the first time in history, you will be taxing people's health care benefits. by the way, the average policy costs about $12,000. so if you've got $5,000 and it's going to cost you $12,000, that's a loss for you. last point about senator mccain's plan is that insurers right now, the main restrictions on what they do is primarily state law and, under senator mccain's plan, those rules would be stripped away and you would start seeing a lot more insurance companies cherry-picking and excluding people from coverage. that, i think, is a mistake and i think that this is a fundamental difference in our campaign and how we would approach health care. schieffer: what about that? mccain: hey, joe, you're rich, congratulations, because what joe wanted to do was buy the business that he's been working for 10-12 hours a day, seven days a week, and you said that you wanted to spread the wealth, but -- in other words, take joe's money and then you decide what to do with it. now, joe, you're rich
and this is your plan, john. for the first time in history, you will be taxing people's health care benefits. by the way, the average policy costs about $12,000. so if you've got $5,000 and it's going to cost you $12,000, that's a loss for you. last point about senator mccain's plan is that insurers right now, the main restrictions on what they do is primarily state law and, under senator mccain's plan, those rules would be stripped away and you would start seeing a lot more insurance companies...
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john mccain opposed it. i think that it's important for judges to understand that if a woman is out there trying to raise a family, trying to support her family, and is being treated unfairly, then the court has to stand up, if nobody else will. and that's the kind of judge that i want. schieffer: time's up. mccain: obviously, that law waved the statute of limitations, which you could have gone back 20 or 30 years. it was a trial lawyer's dream. let me talk to you about an important aspect of this issue. we have to change the culture of america. those of us who are proudly pro-life understand that. and it's got to be courage and compassion that we show to a young woman who's facing this terribly difficult decision. senator obama, as a member of the illinois state senate, voted in the judiciary committee against a law that would provide immediate medical attention to a child born of a failed abortion. he voted against that. and then, on the floor of the state senate, as he did 130 times as a state senator, he
john mccain opposed it. i think that it's important for judges to understand that if a woman is out there trying to raise a family, trying to support her family, and is being treated unfairly, then the court has to stand up, if nobody else will. and that's the kind of judge that i want. schieffer: time's up. mccain: obviously, that law waved the statute of limitations, which you could have gone back 20 or 30 years. it was a trial lawyer's dream. let me talk to you about an important aspect of...
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and like john mccain, i have learned from experience, and it's not a new position for me. 24 years ago i supported full public financing of all federal elections. and anybody who thinks i'm just saying it, it will be the first bill i send to the congress. i want you to know i care passionately about this and i will fight until it becomes law. >> i want people to hear what he just said. he is for full public financing of congressional elections. i'm absolutely, adamently opposed to that. i don't want the government financing congressional elections. >> on that wonderful note of disagreement, we have to stop here and we want to go now to your closing statements. governor bush is first. you have two minutes. >> thank you, jim. thank the university of massachusetts and mr. vice president, thank you. it has been a good, lively exchange. there is a huge difference of opinion. mine is i want to empower people in their own lives. i also want to go to washington to get some positive things done. it is going to require a new spirit. a spirit of cooperation. it will require the ability of a repub
and like john mccain, i have learned from experience, and it's not a new position for me. 24 years ago i supported full public financing of all federal elections. and anybody who thinks i'm just saying it, it will be the first bill i send to the congress. i want you to know i care passionately about this and i will fight until it becomes law. >> i want people to hear what he just said. he is for full public financing of congressional elections. i'm absolutely, adamently opposed to that. i...
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went with john mccain to vietnam to find out what happened with our p.o.w.'s and the american people saw for themselves on thursday night the strength, resolve, and backbone that i myself have seen in john kerry. he is ready to be commander in chief. >> mr. vice president, you have 30 seconds. >> well, i clearly believe that george w. bush would be a better commander in chief. he's already done it for four years and he's demonstrated without question the conviction, the vision, the determination to win this war against terror. he understands it's a global conflict that reaches from the united states all the way around the globe to jakarta. and those special quality -- qualities are vital in a commander in chief and i think the president has them and i'm not at all certain the opponent has. >> without mentioning them at all, explain to us why you are different from your opponent, starting with you, mr. vice president. >> i am different from john edwards. well, in some respects, i think probably there are more similarities than there are differences in our pers
went with john mccain to vietnam to find out what happened with our p.o.w.'s and the american people saw for themselves on thursday night the strength, resolve, and backbone that i myself have seen in john kerry. he is ready to be commander in chief. >> mr. vice president, you have 30 seconds. >> well, i clearly believe that george w. bush would be a better commander in chief. he's already done it for four years and he's demonstrated without question the conviction, the vision, the...
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town hall, the 2008 meeting of senators barack obama and john mccain. this debate was the second of three held during that campaign. it took place at belmont university in nashville, tennessee. the questions came from undecided voters from the nashville area. and moderator tom brock awe was allowed to include questions submitted online. this is almost two hours. -- >> good evening from belmont university in nashville, tennessee. i'm tom brokaw of nbc news. and welcome to this second presidential debate, sponsored by the commission on presidential debates. tonight's debate is the only one with a town hall format. the gallup organization chose 80 uncommitted voters from the nashville area to be here with us tonight, and earlier today, each of them gave me a copy of their question for the candidates. from all of these questions and from tens of thousands submitted online, i have selected a long list of excellent questions on domestic and foreign policy. neither the commission nor the candidates have seen the questions. and although we won't be able to get
town hall, the 2008 meeting of senators barack obama and john mccain. this debate was the second of three held during that campaign. it took place at belmont university in nashville, tennessee. the questions came from undecided voters from the nashville area. and moderator tom brock awe was allowed to include questions submitted online. this is almost two hours. -- >> good evening from belmont university in nashville, tennessee. i'm tom brokaw of nbc news. and welcome to this second...
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john mccain opposed it. i think that it's important for judges to understand that if a woman is out there trying to raise a family, trying to support her family, and is being treated unfairly, then the court has to stand up, if nobody else will. and that's the kind of judge that i want. schieffer: time's up. mccain: obviously, that law waved the statute of limitations, which you could have gone back 20 or 30 years. it was a trial lawyer's dream. let me talk to you about an important aspect of this issue. we have to change the culture of america. those of us who are proudly pro-life understand that. and it's got to be courage and compassion that we show to a young woman who's facing this terribly difficult decision. senator obama, as a member of the illinois state senate, voted in the judiciary committee against a law that would provide immediate medical attention to a child born of a failed abortion. he voted against that. and then, on the floor of the state senate, as he did 130 times as a state senator, he
john mccain opposed it. i think that it's important for judges to understand that if a woman is out there trying to raise a family, trying to support her family, and is being treated unfairly, then the court has to stand up, if nobody else will. and that's the kind of judge that i want. schieffer: time's up. mccain: obviously, that law waved the statute of limitations, which you could have gone back 20 or 30 years. it was a trial lawyer's dream. let me talk to you about an important aspect of...
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john mccain and i share that. and you combine all that with being a team with the only track record of making a -- really, a difference in where we've been and reforming, and that's a good team. it's a good ticket. ms. ifill: senator? sen. biden: you've been very kind, suggesting my only achilles' heel is my lack of discipline. others talk about my excessive passion. i'm not going to change. i have 35 years in public office, people can judge who i am; i haven't changed in that time. and by the way, a record of change -- i will place my record and barack's record against john mccain's or anyone else in terms of fundamental accomplishments. i wrote the crime bill, put 100,000 cops on the street; wrote the violence against women act, but john mccain voted against both of them; was the catalyst to change the circumstance in bosnia led by president clinton, obviously. look, i understand what it's like to be a single parent. when mywife and daughter died and my two sons were gravely injured, iunderstand what it's like a
john mccain and i share that. and you combine all that with being a team with the only track record of making a -- really, a difference in where we've been and reforming, and that's a good team. it's a good ticket. ms. ifill: senator? sen. biden: you've been very kind, suggesting my only achilles' heel is my lack of discipline. others talk about my excessive passion. i'm not going to change. i have 35 years in public office, people can judge who i am; i haven't changed in that time. and by the...
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john mccain said there would be enough oil to pay for this. john mccain has been dead wrong. i love him. as my mother would say, god love him. but he's been dead wrong on the \bu he's been dead wrong on the fundamental issues relating tothe conduct of the war. barack obama has been right. they're thefacts. ms. ifill: let's move on to iran and pakistan. senator biden, which is the greatest threat, anuclear iran or an unstable pakistan? explain why. sen. biden: well, they're both extremely, extremely dangerous.i always have focused -- as you know -- [chuckles] -- gwen, i've beenfocusing on for a long time, along with barack, on pakistan. pakistan already has nuclear weapons. pakistan already has deployed nuclear weapons. pakistan's weapons can already hit israel and the mediterranean. iran getting a nuclear weapon would be very, very destabilizing. they are more than -- they are not close to getting a nuclear weapon that's able to be deployed. they're both very dangerous. they'd both be game-changers.but look, here's what the fundamental problem i have with john's policy about
john mccain said there would be enough oil to pay for this. john mccain has been dead wrong. i love him. as my mother would say, god love him. but he's been dead wrong on the \bu he's been dead wrong on the fundamental issues relating tothe conduct of the war. barack obama has been right. they're thefacts. ms. ifill: let's move on to iran and pakistan. senator biden, which is the greatest threat, anuclear iran or an unstable pakistan? explain why. sen. biden: well, they're both extremely,...
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john mccain and i share that. you combine all that with being a team with the only track record of making any difference of where we've been in reforming, and that's a good team, it is a good ticket. >> senator? >> you are very kind. she said my only achille's heel is my enthusiasm. people can judge who i am. i haven't changed in that time. by the way, the record of change, i will place my record and barack's record against anyone. we put 100,000 cops on the street. john mccain voted against both of those bills. the catalyst to change led by president clinton, obviously. i understand what it is like to be a single parent. when my wife and daughter died and my sue sons were gravely injured, i understand what it is like as a parent to wonder if your kid is going to make it. i understand what it is like to sit around the table with a father who says, i have to leave. when we get enough money, we'll bring you down. i understand what it is like. i am much better off than most americans now. i get a good salary in the u
john mccain and i share that. you combine all that with being a team with the only track record of making any difference of where we've been in reforming, and that's a good team, it is a good ticket. >> senator? >> you are very kind. she said my only achille's heel is my enthusiasm. people can judge who i am. i haven't changed in that time. by the way, the record of change, i will place my record and barack's record against anyone. we put 100,000 cops on the street. john mccain...
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john mccain got just over 45%. here we are in 2012 and obama is 7 points below where he was and romney is where mccain was. who do you think will come out with a better shot of winning? romney's to win five of the 12 states and hwins the election. -- rodney needs to win five of the 12 states and he wins the election. >> if obama needs to win the carry states -- nevada, colorado, new mexico -- mitt romney can not get there. this is where demographics start to play in. obama is going to win the carry states. nevada, new mexico, and colorado -- but it was going on with foreclosures in nevada. of course, he gets all the blame for that. the problem is mitt romney cannot win those states with the differential he is running with latinos and hispanics. these are states that have minority representation -- you cannot lose depending on what paul you are looking at now and when those three states. that means obama has to take one of the states where he is ahead in every single one. some by two, some by seven. this is going to
john mccain got just over 45%. here we are in 2012 and obama is 7 points below where he was and romney is where mccain was. who do you think will come out with a better shot of winning? romney's to win five of the 12 states and hwins the election. -- rodney needs to win five of the 12 states and he wins the election. >> if obama needs to win the carry states -- nevada, colorado, new mexico -- mitt romney can not get there. this is where demographics start to play in. obama is going to win...
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bush, dole, another bush and john mccain that talks to known democrats and now mitt romney, right? these are not the - how come we can't get another ronald reagan. i really need to develop a three this. among the republican party that's been executive oriented party for a long time and the democratic party for a variety of reasons is more delegislativy dominated and that's why they run better than republicans can. there's one reason now where your especially suppose to the extremisms that control the house which is the chamber. newt gingrich is unthinkable if he'd been senator i think. in my observation you have to go after term limits and watch the assembly which was always food fight in california. the assembly of the state was passed by one vote and the senate would pass nearly unanimously. after your six years throughout the assembly and a couple of cases someone would be gentile and start throwing food fights again. that's kind of the nature of our institutions that we design them on purpose, right? i think you're seeing a historical pattern that republicans tend to gravitate
bush, dole, another bush and john mccain that talks to known democrats and now mitt romney, right? these are not the - how come we can't get another ronald reagan. i really need to develop a three this. among the republican party that's been executive oriented party for a long time and the democratic party for a variety of reasons is more delegislativy dominated and that's why they run better than republicans can. there's one reason now where your especially suppose to the extremisms that...
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bob bixby, rob schapiro, doug holtz-eakin, its former advisor to john mccain and others. thank you all for coming. let's dive right in with the most important question on everyone's minds -- jobs. let's start with you, doug. governor romney brent this election, what we realistically -- if gov. romney wins this election, what can we realistically expect? >> fundamental tax reforms come emigration reforms, education reform. he has placed a tax reform at the top of his agenda and has taken stances on that as well. it is not a question of understanding policy needs but can get the job done in washington? his history of being a governor and having to work with a legislature will be an asset. >> what is the underlying economic theory he's bringing in terms of how to create jobs? >> a reliance on private sector incentives. one striking fact is that we have not seen any global income in this so-called recovery. >> so much has been about economic fairness and a high unemployment rate. how will his policies be different to try to bring that rate down faster? >> there is a real cont
bob bixby, rob schapiro, doug holtz-eakin, its former advisor to john mccain and others. thank you all for coming. let's dive right in with the most important question on everyone's minds -- jobs. let's start with you, doug. governor romney brent this election, what we realistically -- if gov. romney wins this election, what can we realistically expect? >> fundamental tax reforms come emigration reforms, education reform. he has placed a tax reform at the top of his agenda and has taken...
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mccain interestcuss american mistres in asia. covered begins at 9:00 a.m. eastern. >> these men go through things and have scars that no one can understand except each other. >> the person that startled us was the relationship between harry truman and hoover. they formed an alliance that neither would never anticipated. it ended up being enormously productive and formed the foundation of what became a very deep friendship. the letters between them later in their lives about how important they have become to one another are extraordinary. >> it may be the most exclusive club of the world. co-authors of "the president's "the presidents club," tonight on "q&a." >> the defense authorization bill proposes five added $54 billion for the defense department and national security programs -- $554 billion for the defense department and national security programs. representative adam smith of washington is the ranking member. this portion is two hours. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to speak in opposition to the amendment. i want to beg
mccain interestcuss american mistres in asia. covered begins at 9:00 a.m. eastern. >> these men go through things and have scars that no one can understand except each other. >> the person that startled us was the relationship between harry truman and hoover. they formed an alliance that neither would never anticipated. it ended up being enormously productive and formed the foundation of what became a very deep friendship. the letters between them later in their lives about how...
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later, remarks from john mccain. he has a new book out recounting the lives of the american soldiers who served in complex ranging from the revolutionary war to the wars in iraq and afghanistan and the book is called "13 soldiers." you can watch that life starting at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span two. on this veterans day, we want to know what your message is to our fighting men and women. log onto facebook to leave your comments or tweet us. we will try to read some of your messages throughout the day. c-span veterans day coverage continues tonight at 7:00 eastern with selections from this years white house medal of honor surmise follow that 8:00 by the original wreathlaying ceremony at arlington national cemetery. after 9:00 him in the annual uso gala featuring joint chiefs of staff chairman general martin dempsey also discussions on veteran mental health issues as well as other selections from the white house medal of honor sir moneys. -- ceremonies. >> joint chiefs of staff chair general martin dempsey was the main
later, remarks from john mccain. he has a new book out recounting the lives of the american soldiers who served in complex ranging from the revolutionary war to the wars in iraq and afghanistan and the book is called "13 soldiers." you can watch that life starting at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span two. on this veterans day, we want to know what your message is to our fighting men and women. log onto facebook to leave your comments or tweet us. we will try to read some of your messages...
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even john mccain said earlier today that he thinks that she will get through a republican senate next year. i don't think democrats are too concerned, and again, they don't have to me days to debate and vote on this sort of thing in the lame-duck session. >> senator mcconnell, the likely incoming majority leader of the senate, what are his potential efforts in terms of repealing obamacare? >> he has said repeatedly that he does want to repeal obama care. i wrote a story a few days ago about a number of conservative roots trying to push him to repeal obama care. he has kind of suggested that he a budget tool called reconciliation to push it through. it would only require 51 votes in the senate, which he would have. there are a number of legislative and procedural hurdles that he might face as far as getting that full repeal through. what would be much more likely, at maybe president obama would be willing to sign, is maybe a repeal of the medical device tax, maybe something on the employer mandate, something that might get some sort of bipartisan attraction. >> both the house and senat
even john mccain said earlier today that he thinks that she will get through a republican senate next year. i don't think democrats are too concerned, and again, they don't have to me days to debate and vote on this sort of thing in the lame-duck session. >> senator mcconnell, the likely incoming majority leader of the senate, what are his potential efforts in terms of repealing obamacare? >> he has said repeatedly that he does want to repeal obama care. i wrote a story a few days...
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. >> she served as national chair of john mccain's hispanic advisory council in 2008. she has worked on several other state and national political campaigns, as well as serving as your -- as ambassador of the u.n. human rights commission. you can see we have a very versatile panel. david is going to pick us -- kick us off. >> thank you for being here. i also want to thank c-span for joining us today. i think c-span is probably one of the rare things i can say that has been great about television and democracy. let us give a hand for c-span. [applause] television in the era of the bysecond spot, funded independent expenditures, largely undocumented money, has not done democracy a favor in recent years. inception, since its has done something incredibly valuable, which is to bring an unfiltered view of our government to people. that was the intention. a lot of people were terrified at what it would do. to this day, since it started, every day -- it may be boring some, but it is invaluable. i encourage everyone to make sure their local cable provider includes c-span, beca
. >> she served as national chair of john mccain's hispanic advisory council in 2008. she has worked on several other state and national political campaigns, as well as serving as your -- as ambassador of the u.n. human rights commission. you can see we have a very versatile panel. david is going to pick us -- kick us off. >> thank you for being here. i also want to thank c-span for joining us today. i think c-span is probably one of the rare things i can say that has been great...
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i have been doing john mccain's campaign since 1992. i love the guy. we had a high-level woman surrogate. she said sara palin would never be elected. the point is that what ceo's do and what you do to govern are massively different. it is very hard to be a candidate. the average ceo, despite their extraordinary gifts, are not good at the give and take that politics requires and negotiating with equals. >> eisenhower? in this way, he was an unusual general. he spent all of world war ii being a negotiator to get something done. when he did d-day and said the credit goes to the troops, he wrote that if i fail, i take all the responsibility. that is a powerful story that few people get. >> i have another one from the ipad. do you have a perspective on term limits? >> yeah. i do. terrible idea. i will tell you why. the theory is, that gives us turnover and that will help. the fact of the matter is, you would not do it in business. if you have a good leader, you want the good leader to stay in and if you have a bad leader, you want to be able to get them out
i have been doing john mccain's campaign since 1992. i love the guy. we had a high-level woman surrogate. she said sara palin would never be elected. the point is that what ceo's do and what you do to govern are massively different. it is very hard to be a candidate. the average ceo, despite their extraordinary gifts, are not good at the give and take that politics requires and negotiating with equals. >> eisenhower? in this way, he was an unusual general. he spent all of world war ii...
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mccain and said -- >> december 2 dozen 15, right? right, where he says i don't like losers, i like winners, i don't like people who get caught. for any normal politician, that's a career and her. right? i thought for the first six hours, that was going to be a career and her for him. he stuck with it. his people rallied to him. i don't know what they found to be likable about that, but they liked it -- >> mccain was popular with mainstream republicans. he lost in two dozen eight when he shouldn't have lost. you are right. from that point on, you were taking him seriously? -- bydesta: we thought the late fall, going into the start of our real primary of the i think that most top people in the campaign thought this was likely to come down to a fight between crews and trump -- cruz and trump and we probably thought cruz would win that and that mainstream zublicans would rally for cru even though nobody liked him, in order to stop trump. but that didn't happen. >> during this time, you had your own donnybrook within the democratic party.
mccain and said -- >> december 2 dozen 15, right? right, where he says i don't like losers, i like winners, i don't like people who get caught. for any normal politician, that's a career and her. right? i thought for the first six hours, that was going to be a career and her for him. he stuck with it. his people rallied to him. i don't know what they found to be likable about that, but they liked it -- >> mccain was popular with mainstream republicans. he lost in two dozen eight...
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mitt romney and john mccain could have gone to that same explicit messaging and they were running against the first lack man nominated in the major party so they were in an environment where it would have been more of a payoff for going there. both of those candidates are on record and you can talk to them or their advisers saying that they were not willing to do that. they were not going to win that way. the romney said i had to get up in the morning and look in the mirror and john mccain said i'm not winning by playing the race card. i think it is worse worth -- worth pausing saying that donald trump is not a member of this class of professional politicians. not a polite politician. honest are genuine. there is a set of norms that politicians adhere to. mostly you see on the floor of congress but donald trump is not of that. he is a businessman. it is a different set of norms so a lot of what we see as despicable is really, for the fact that he is not of this group and we disparage politicians. people disparage politicians all the time but i think this moment actually makes me sit back
mitt romney and john mccain could have gone to that same explicit messaging and they were running against the first lack man nominated in the major party so they were in an environment where it would have been more of a payoff for going there. both of those candidates are on record and you can talk to them or their advisers saying that they were not willing to do that. they were not going to win that way. the romney said i had to get up in the morning and look in the mirror and john mccain said...
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to put in effective, john mccain got 31% of the hispanic vote. hispanic vote. he lost. the idea donald trump can win with 13% of the hispanic vote is wrong. that is the challenge. he cannot win without the hispanic vote, and he is betting on the fact that he might win with the white vote, and i doubt it. john: he is betting he can turn four states across the rest -- rust belt. go to census.gov. america's changing by the second. if you can somehow get florida hardchigan -- it is very as the donald trump getting florida under these circumstances. if he can change four states across the rust belt, trump can win the presidency. anyone saying he cannot win is not paying attention to the data. but it is a steep hill. very little data or evidence in our history that that is why people vote for a president -- by who they pick as vice president. trump has more demographic identity challenges that he may try to use that to get as a statement of who he is and how he thinks. some people thought hillary clinton would win the nomination and maybe pick a republican to signal to the co
to put in effective, john mccain got 31% of the hispanic vote. hispanic vote. he lost. the idea donald trump can win with 13% of the hispanic vote is wrong. that is the challenge. he cannot win without the hispanic vote, and he is betting on the fact that he might win with the white vote, and i doubt it. john: he is betting he can turn four states across the rest -- rust belt. go to census.gov. america's changing by the second. if you can somehow get florida hardchigan -- it is very as the...
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that is the state that stopped john mccain back in 2000. i imagine that some of the residents of the bush campaign in 2000 are still there in 2016. it is going to be a long time between the states, they do change somewhat, but i think south carolina could be a place where plus, if he goes forward could surprise people. tom: there is no sign that chris christie, worker rubio or john kasich are really ready to drop out? >> no, they are going to wait to see what the results are tonight. they are going to reassess where the resources are and see what money they have left to see if they can go on. i am sure they will all get some conference calls from party elders and they will have some discussion about what is the best strategy of the candidate and the party itself. it is a day of reckoning and regrouping. tom: there will be very interesting conferences tomorrow. we are going to take a quick break but we are coming back with continuous coverage. stay with us tonight. >> since 1992, we have been simulcasting wmur on election night. thank you fo
that is the state that stopped john mccain back in 2000. i imagine that some of the residents of the bush campaign in 2000 are still there in 2016. it is going to be a long time between the states, they do change somewhat, but i think south carolina could be a place where plus, if he goes forward could surprise people. tom: there is no sign that chris christie, worker rubio or john kasich are really ready to drop out? >> no, they are going to wait to see what the results are tonight. they...
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. >> ♪ smooth operator >> israel is a strong friend of israel -- john mccain has not talked about my muslim faith and you are absolutely right -- my christian faith -- >> on this memorial day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes, and i think many of them are in the audience here today -- >> when aretha told us what r-e-s-p-c-t -- >> thank you, sioux cities -- sioux falls -- thank you sioux city. long.een in iowa too >> i just want to be clear -- >> i want to be absolutely clear -- >> let me be clear -- >> let me just be clear -- >> let me be as clear as i can be. >> ♪ it's going to be a bright, sun-shining day ♪ >> you were not so clear on who was who. >> first of all -- >> it is not -- but you are saying tim. >> i completely understand. >> it is david today -- >> and then there was me. >> i have not looked at the latest polling around the world, i do not know, garrett. no, garrett. >> when even fashion choices are scrutinized, including this one. >> critics some did up and two words, mom jeans, a sweet pair of mom jeans. nice mom jeans, obama. >> you will alw
. >> ♪ smooth operator >> israel is a strong friend of israel -- john mccain has not talked about my muslim faith and you are absolutely right -- my christian faith -- >> on this memorial day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes, and i think many of them are in the audience here today -- >> when aretha told us what r-e-s-p-c-t -- >> thank you, sioux cities -- sioux falls -- thank you sioux city. long.een in iowa too >> i just want to be...
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smooth operator ♪ >> israel is a strong friend of israel -- >> john mccain has not talked about my muslim faith and you are absolutely right -- my christian faith -- >> on this memorial day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes, and i think many of them are in the audience here today -- us what r-tha told e-s-p-c-t ? ieshank you, sioux city's --sioux falls -- i just want to be clear -- >> i want to be absolutely clear -- >> let me be clear -- >> let me just be clear -- >> let me be as clear as i can be -- going to be a bright, son-shining day ♪ >> you were not so clear on who was who. >> first of all -- >> it is not lower, but you are saying 10. i completely understand. it is david today -- >> and then there was me -- >> i have not looked at the latest polling around the world, i do not know, garrett. no, garrett. >> when even fashion choices are scrutinized, including this one. pair ofeans, a sweet mom jeans -- nice mom jeans, obama. >> you will always have the audacity -- >> we should be addressing the country on such a serious matter and he looks like he is on his
smooth operator ♪ >> israel is a strong friend of israel -- >> john mccain has not talked about my muslim faith and you are absolutely right -- my christian faith -- >> on this memorial day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes, and i think many of them are in the audience here today -- us what r-tha told e-s-p-c-t ? ieshank you, sioux city's --sioux falls -- i just want to be clear -- >> i want to be absolutely clear -- >> let me be clear --...
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senator john mccain. ceremony will begin at 7:00. in the meantime, i would like to take this opportunity to offer thanks and share special messages. as you know, the national constitution center inspires place wherethe only people across america and from around the world can come together to learn, debate, and ,elebrate the vision of freedom of human freedom in history, the u.s. constitution. to educate and inspire so many citizens about the meaning of the cup to two should. -- the constitution. it is because of you that we can engage in this work. on behalf of jeff rosen and the team, i want to thank all of you , our donors, partners, and visitors and our board of trustees for everything that you do to bring the u.s. constitution to life. there are friends of the cut situation center who support helps to make a night like tonight possible. i would like to invite them to join us on stage. macleod.lcome cynthia the chairman of lubert adler. dan fitzpatrick, president of citizens bank, mid-atlantic. sasso, chairman. , chairman of the n
senator john mccain. ceremony will begin at 7:00. in the meantime, i would like to take this opportunity to offer thanks and share special messages. as you know, the national constitution center inspires place wherethe only people across america and from around the world can come together to learn, debate, and ,elebrate the vision of freedom of human freedom in history, the u.s. constitution. to educate and inspire so many citizens about the meaning of the cup to two should. -- the...
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if john mccain fell in love with arizona, arizona fell in love with john mccain. we ran a lot of races here, a lot of elections. he never lost. never really very close. arizona loved him. timed one little blip one when he ran for the senate the first time. he called me on the phone, he goes, boy, i think i might have screwed up. you said, you know, i was talking to these students at u of a and they said, how come you are the only politician who comes down here? they only come to retirement places. he said, it is because you guys don't vote. [laughter] grant: those other dudes vote , you100%, so, you know want people to come down here, you need to vote like they vote out in seizure world. [laughter] grant: i said, you didn't say that, did you? because there is this big retirement community called leisure world in the east valley. they were not real happy with their new nickname out there. so john said, like he always does, ok, i screwed up. we got to go out there. we. [laughter] , and iso we went out remember we drove in. there was about a 90-year-old guy in a golf
if john mccain fell in love with arizona, arizona fell in love with john mccain. we ran a lot of races here, a lot of elections. he never lost. never really very close. arizona loved him. timed one little blip one when he ran for the senate the first time. he called me on the phone, he goes, boy, i think i might have screwed up. you said, you know, i was talking to these students at u of a and they said, how come you are the only politician who comes down here? they only come to retirement...
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sarah palin was one of the first and john mccain was also on saturday night live during that election cycle, and it did not help the election outcome, that they think more favorably of you for doing it. saturday night live is been on the air for so long and has such a broad audience, and it is not the people who watch it live anymore. it is that people who watch and the clips that get rehashed, so it has some good staying power. >> we now take you live to the press conference of presidential candidate sarah palin. >> good evening. we are very excited to be holding the governor's first official press conference. not tonight, nothing is off limits, while at the same time i urge you guys to be cool. seriously, guys, just be cool. no recording devices and don't write anything down. >> aww! >> is a press conference. >> it was worth a shot, you cannot blame me for trying. without further ado, i present governor sarah palin. [applause] >> first off, i just went to say how excited i am to be in front of both the liberal elite media as well as the liberal regular media. i am looking forward to
sarah palin was one of the first and john mccain was also on saturday night live during that election cycle, and it did not help the election outcome, that they think more favorably of you for doing it. saturday night live is been on the air for so long and has such a broad audience, and it is not the people who watch it live anymore. it is that people who watch and the clips that get rehashed, so it has some good staying power. >> we now take you live to the press conference of...
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mccain and more. next, a preview of our first two weeks of this series. first, a speech from oprah winfrey, then we will rewind to a 2004 speech from john kerry, and another from 1996 with bob dole. >> iowa! [cheers] my goodness. hello. [cheers] hello. [cheers] hello. [cheers] my goodness, at last i am here. [cheers] you know, so much has been said about what my jumping into this arena does or does not bring to the table of politics. i really don't know. i'm going to leave that to the pundits, who all say, will it be the same influences of book club? will it be like the favorite things show? i don't know about all of that. despite all of the talking speculation and hype, i understand the difference between a book club and free refrigerators. it was a nice refrigerator. i understand the difference between that and this critical moment in our nation's history. [cheers] and so, and so, yes i did, i got dressed to come out here for i suspect the same reason you did, because i care about this country. >> w
mccain and more. next, a preview of our first two weeks of this series. first, a speech from oprah winfrey, then we will rewind to a 2004 speech from john kerry, and another from 1996 with bob dole. >> iowa! [cheers] my goodness. hello. [cheers] hello. [cheers] hello. [cheers] my goodness, at last i am here. [cheers] you know, so much has been said about what my jumping into this arena does or does not bring to the table of politics. i really don't know. i'm going to leave that to the...